Billy Wright (basketball)

William Eugene Wright Jr. (born September 15, 1974) is an American college basketball coach. He was most recently head coach at Western Illinois University.

Billy Wright
Current position
TitleHead coach
Biographical details
Born (1974-09-15) September 15, 1974
Richmond, Indiana
Playing career
1992–1996Bradley
Position(s)Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–2001Ben Davis HS (JV)
2001–2006Pike HS (asst.)
2006–2008Pike HS
2008–2010Western Illinois (asst.)
2010–2013Western Illinois (assoc. HC)
2013–2014Ball State (asst.)
2014–2020Western Illinois
Head coaching record
Overall53–115 (.315)

Wright played point guard at Richmond High School (where he led the team to an Indiana state title in 1992) and Bradley University. Following the close of his playing career, Wright moved into coaching. After coaching in the high school ranks for twelve years, he became an assistant coach at Western Illinois in 2008. After a short stint at Ball State during the 2013–14 season, Wright was named head coach at Western Illinois on April 15, 2014.[1] After Wright compiled a record of 53–115 during his six-year tenure, Western Illinois decided not to renew his contract.[2]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Western Illinois Leathernecks (Summit League) (2014–2020)
2014–15 Western Illinois 8–203–139th
2015–16 Western Illinois 10–173–139th
2016–17 Western Illinois 8–205–118th
2017–18 Western Illinois 12–163–118th
2018–19 Western Illinois 10–214–128th
2019–20 Western Illinois 5–212–149th
Western Illinois: 53–115 (.315)20–74 (.213)
Total:53–115 (.315)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "Ball State assistant Billy Wright hired to coach Western Illinois". Indianapolis Star. 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  2. "Western Illinois Athletics will not renew the contract of head coach Billy Wright". Western Illinois Leathernecks. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
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